Hematology, Oncology & Blood and Marrow Transplant
Offering Advanced Treatments for Children With Cancer and Blood Disorders
Hematology, Oncology & Blood and Marrow Transplant
When your child is sick, it's an experience that impacts the entire family. At Nationwide Children's Hospital, your child will receive extraordinary care. Our physicians are experts who focus specifically on the condition your child faces. Our Hematology, Oncology and Blood and Marrow Transplant (BMT) teams treat patients with the rarest cancers and blood disorders, and our specialists are sought after to collaborate and participate in treatments across the country and around the world.
Whether you turn to us to treat your child or to provide a second opinion, we're here for you.
When you trust us with your child, we don't see a sick patient. We see hope. We see a life that deserves only the highest level of care provided by the best medical minds. Our staff of physicians, surgeons, scientists and nurses collaborate to provide a unique, comprehensive approach to your child's treatment. We're here for you, your child and your family. Every step in the journey.
Nationwide Children's Hospital is ranked by U.S. News & World Report for Cancer.
Services We Offer
Leadership
Specialists in hematology, oncology and blood and marrow transplant partner with surgeons and other experts to provide comprehensive treatment for the whole child.
Timothy P. Cripe
Timothy P. Cripe, MD, is Division Chief of Hematology/Oncology & BMT at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Randal S. Olshefski
Randal S. Olshefski, MD, is Section Chief of Hematology & Oncology at Nationwide Children's Hospital.
Rolla F. Abu-Arja
Rolla Abu-Arja serves as interim Section Director as well as Clinical Director of the Blood and Marrow Transplant program.
Amy L. Dunn
Amy Dunn, MD is the Director of Pediatric Hematology and directs the Hemophilia Treatment Center.
Accreditations & Affiliations
Nationwide Children's is proud to be a member institution of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) and the Therapeutic Advances for Childhood Leukemia (TACL) consortium. Our Blood and Marrow Transplant Program is accredited by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT).
Our program partners with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and The James Comprehensive Cancer Center, which includes our National Cancer Institute (NCI) Comprehensive Cancer Center designation.
Click here for a comprehensive list of all accreditations and affiliations.
Resources
NEXT Consortium
Now children everywhere can have faster access to our discoveries and the most advanced blood disorder and cancer treatments possible.
Learn more about the NEXT Consortium
Clinical Trials
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Division of Hematology, Oncology & Blood and Marrow Transplant is one of the leading cancer centers for clinical trial enrollment by the Children’s Oncology Group.
Inside Hematology, Oncology & Blood and Marrow Transplant
Conditions We Treat
- ABO Incompatibility
- Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myelocytic Leukemia (AML)
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adrenocortical Carcinoma
- Adrenoleukodystropy
- Agranulocytosis
- Anemia B12 Deficiency
- Anti-coagulation
- Arrhenoblastoma of Ovary
- Arteriovenous Malformations
- Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor
- Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
- Blood Clots
- Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
- Bone Tumors
- Brain Tumors
- Burkitt's Lymphoma/Burkitt's Like Lymphoma
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Choroid Plexus Tumors
- Chronic Granulomatous Disease
- Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
- Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney
- CNS Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors
- CNS Sarcomas
- Collagen Disorders
- Congenital Afibrinogenemia
- Congenital Amegakaryocytic Thrombocytopenia
- Congenital Antithrombin III Deficiency
- Congenital Platelet Function Defects
- Congenital Protein C or S Deficiency
- Congenital Spherocytic Anemia
- Craniopharyngioma in Children
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome with Associated Bleeding Disorders
- Ependymoma
- Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
- Factor V Leiden
- Familial Cancer Syndromes
- Fibrosarcoma
- Folate-Deficiency Anemia
- Follicular Lymphoma
- Ganglioneuroblastoma
- Ganglioneuroma
- Hemangioendothelioma
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Hemophilia
- Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hereditary Elliptocytosis
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
- Hereditary Retinoblastoma
- High Grade Sarcoma
- High-Grade Malignant Gliomas
- Histiocytosis
- Hodgkins Lymphoma
- Hunters Disease
- Hurler Syndrome
- Hydroxyurea
- Idiopathic Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
- Immune Hemolytic Anemia
- Immune Tolerance
- Infantile Fibrosarcoma
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma
- Kasselbach-Merritt Syndrome
- Kidney Tumors
- Krabbe Disease
- Langerhan Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)
- Leukemia (ALL and AML)
- Leukophoresis
- LiFraumeni Syndrome
- Liver Tumors
- Low Grade Gliomas
- Low Grade Sarcoma
- Lymphangiomatosis
- Lymphoma
- Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor
- Malignant Teratoma
- Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Medulloblastoma
- Melanoma
- Meningioma
- Metachromatic Leukodystrophy (MLD)
- MIBG
- Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
- Neuroblastoma
- Neutropenia: A Vulnerable Time for Infections
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-Rhabdo Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Ommen's Syndrome
- Opsoclonus-Myoclonus Syndrome
- Osteopetrosis
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pernicious Anemia
- Plasmaphoresis
- Platelet Dysfunction
- Platelet Number Issues
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
- Plexiform Neurofibroma
- Primary Immune Deficiencies
- RBC Count
- Red Cell Disorders
- Renal Cell Carcinoma
- Renal Tumors
- Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney
- Sarcomas of Bone
- Schwachman-Diamond Syndrome
- Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
- Severe Congenital Neutropenia
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Soft Tissue Tumors
- Synovial Sarcoma
- Testicular Cancer
- Thalassemia
- Thrombophilia
- Thyroid Carcinoma
- Vascular Tumors
- Vitamin B12 Level
- Von Willebrand Disease
- WBC Count
- White Cell Disorders
- Wilms' Tumor
- Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
- X-Linked Hyper IgM Syndrome
Meet our Patients
Kinley was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Hypodiploid after coming home from school one day with a lump on her face. Through her experience as a patient at Nationwide Children’s, Kinley wants to someday help others as well, as a Flight Nurse.
